Yes there was just not sure of the exact one look it up on google sure youll find some
Germany in general experienced great financial issues after World War I and II, because they took the biggest toll as they lost both times and took the blame for both wars. So financially, they faced many problems.
1) The invention of steam power the development of machine tools and the rise of the factory system helped contribute to the start of the industrial revolution.
2)The repeal in 1774 of a heavy tax that was charged on cotton thread and cloth made in Britain. Many machines helped make the cotton industry more efficient such as the invention of different machines that worked much quicker than people, there were also lots of rivers and coal accessible in the North of England which made powering the factories much easier
If you're talking about the communist dictatorship, then here's the answer.
The absolute monarchy itself did NOT have any benefit in Russia, however, the fact that Stalin was very brutal and strategic against the enemies did have benefits.
However, I'm thinking you could be talking about a different era.
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He calls the arms deal an affair.